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System Requirements

System requirements for particular version of BuiltWorks are propagated by requirements for corresponding version of SOLIDWORKS. Please check the recent system requirements for each particular version of SOLIDWORKS at support pages of SOLIDWORKS web site http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

The recommended minimum requirements for each version of BuiltWorks are listed in a table below. Systems with higher capacity will provide enhanced performance.

SOLIDWORKS versions	SOLIDWORKS 2013 SP1.0 or later SP for CIS/2WorksXpress v1.0.0 SOLIDWORKS 2015 SP0.0 or later SP for BuiltWorks 2013 (build 7532) SOLIDWORKS 2014 SP1.0 or later SP for BuiltWorks 2013 (build 7525) SOLIDWORKS 2013 SP1.0 or later SP for BuiltWorks 2013 SOLIDWORKS 2012 SP1.0 or later SP for BuiltWorks 2012
Supported Microsoft Windows® Operating Systems	Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit Windows 7 64-bit Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit Windows 8.1 32-bit Windows 8.1 64-bit
RAM	Minimum: 2GB RAM Note: for handling very large models: 64-bit processor and Operating System with 6GB or more of RAM is recommended when system resources exceed the 2GB limit of a 32-bit OS architecture.
Video	A certified OpenGL workstation graphics card and driver. For a listing of tested and certified graphics card and driver combinations visit the Graphics Cards and Systems web site at SOLIDWORKS.
CPU	Intel® or AMD® processors
Other	Mouse or other pointing device DVD drive Microsoft Excel 2003, 2007 or 2010 Internet Explorer version 6.x or higher Adobe Acrobat version 7.0.7 or higher Sufficient free space on the hard disk to hold the program and data files. The disk space requirement may vary depending on the modules you are installing. A typical minimum requirement is 15MB to 30MB free space. A multi-media ready system with sound card and speakers is needed to run of some tutorial movies and slide shows
Network	BuiltWorks as well as SOLIDWORKS is tested only with Microsoft's Windows Networking and Active Directory network environments.
User experience	The user must have a basic familiarity with Microsoft Windows systems in order to use the software.